Xavi Worried Gerard Pique’s Relationship Crisis With Shakira Will Disrupt Barcelona’s Day to Day Activities

Xavi Worried Gerard Pique’s Relationship Crisis With Shakira Will Disrupt Barcelona’s Day to Day Activities

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
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  • Barcelona manager, Xavi looks set to axe Gerard Pique from the club’s first team as he believes the veteran defender is distracted due to his relationship issues
  • Gerard Pique is still embroiled in the after-effects of his separation from Shakira after both parties ended their 12-year affair in June 2022
  • Pique has made three substitute appearances for Barcelona this season but has been benched in the Catalans last 3 matches

Gerard Pique’s time at Barcelona looks like it is coming to an end following the after-effects of the veteran defender’s relationship collapse with singer, Shakira.

Pique has entered a new relationship with his new girlfriend Clara Chia just a few months after the split from Shakira and the defender has faced heavy backlash from Paparazzi in Spain.

Gerard Pique, Shakira, Barcelona, Xavi, La Liga, Spain, Catalans, Colombia
Pique and Shakira had been together since 2011, having met while filming the music video for her World Cup song Waka Waka the previous year. Photo by Alex Pantling
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According to Sportskeeda, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is concerned about how this will affect life at the club.

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In the next days, more images and videos pertaining to the 35-year-affairs old's are expected to be posted on social media by the paparazzi causing more disruptions for Pique and Barcelona.

Gerard Pique has been benched for three consecutive games for Barcelona by Xavi and the latest disruptions will only extend his stay on the sidelines with the La Liga giants.

Gerard Pique and new girlfriend attend wedding in Spain

Meanwhile, Gerard Piqué and his new girlfriend Clara Chia Marti put on yet another amorous display while attending a wedding together on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain last week.

It comes after it was reported that Gerard's ex Shakira was furious after the father of her children went public with his new girlfriend, despite making a pact to wait a year before doing so, Daily Mail reports.

Just a few weeks after going public with their relationship, the player and the PR student were strolling along, holding hands and grinning.

Earlier, Sports Brief reported FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has reportedly entered into another legal battle with pop singer Shakira over a private jet.

Pique and the Colombian pop sensation have separated after the Spain international was allegedly caught having an affair with another woman.

Now, according to journalist Juan Carlos Ortega of Prensa Libre, the ex-lovebirds have another dispute for ownership of an executive private jet.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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